1 Corinthians 12:12-14 (NRSV) For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to drink […]
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Open Table MCC’s Relief Operation for Taal Evacuees
Due to the generosity of our community and people who gave, we were able to come up with 60 hygiene bags for 60 families. We were also able to give 4 sacks rice (25kg) of which one sack was given to UTS donation drop off; And a box of canned goods. We are thankful for […]
The Spirit of Bayanihan During Taal Evacuation
As of January 15, CNN Philippines reported that there are 43,681 evacuees staying in 217 evacuation centers. Several thousand of them were residents from the volcano island itself from where they can no longer go back to. Aside from the 43 thousand evacuees, more people and communities have been impacted by the eruption. We are […]
Baptize The World In God’s Love
Mark 1:9-11 (NRSV) In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the […]
Dedication Sunday 2020: Christ In Me, Christ Through Us
Matthew 2:1-12 (NRSV) In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.” When King Herod heard this, […]